New evidence reveals that the Pyramids in Egypt were built by paid workers, not slaves, reshaping views on ancient Egyptian ...

Parshat Shemot gave us mixed signals regarding Egypt’s attitude and intentions regarding the Bnei Israel. On the one hand Egypt seems desirous of holding on to the Bnei Israel as ‘slaves’ : ...

Every Passover, we gather with family and friends around the Seder table to read the inspiring foundational story of our people’s liberation from slavery in Egypt. We tell and retell this story ...

Rashi and Hazal are telling us Egypt was much closer to current diasporas than we think ... How BAD Was the Slavery in Egypt? By. Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein - 6 Shevat 5781 – January 19, 2021. 0.

Egypt’s archaeology chief Zahi Hawass said that discovery and the latest finds last week show that the workers were paid laborers, rather than the slaves of popular imagination.

Reparations for Slavery in Egypt? It’s No Joke. A variation on the question is considered in the Talmud. Share. Resize. Listen (1 min) 'Israel in Egypt' from 1867. Photo: Heritage Images/Getty ...

Our Tanakh tells us that we were slaves in Egypt until God set us free. Every year on Pesach we retell the story, and we are each to regard ourselves as having been liberated personally from bondage.

Egypt’s archaeology chief Zahi Hawass said that discovery and the latest finds last week show that the workers were paid laborers, rather than the slaves of popular imagination.